Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-06-16
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morning the exercises included singing
| by the Sunday-school and sermon by
the pastor, the Rev. ]. p. Otis. at night
the exercises were of very interest
| ing character. Besides numerous choruses
by the school, Warren Haines and Miss
Lizzie Merritt gave recitations and Frank
| Harvey sang q solo. There were
also several quartets rendered by
| Misses Hattie and Mary Terrell
Annie Pierson, Grace Wells, Addie
Brown, Clara Scott, Carrie Ricketts,,
Bertha McNeal aud Mollie Crouch, and
Messrs. Levin Shockley, Frank Harvey,
Charles u. Perklus and Edwin v. Hinch-
life. William J. Jones, Esq, presided
and the Rev. j. p. Otis delivered an
address. Edwin v. Hinchliffe presided
at the organ and John ID. Dunbar
accompanied ON the oornet. The church
was filed both morning and night.
Bailif George 7. King, armed with a
search warrant, yesterday morning went
| to the house in this town back Of Main
street occupied by John Boulder, o
| eoiorei man. The store of i. e. Brad
bury IL Son had been robbed during Fri
day night and considerable tobacco and
i cigars taken. Boulder and James Holland,
also colored, who boards with the former
were suspected. The stolen goods
were found under the house and
the suspected men both arrested,
Holland, however, attempted to escape
| by jumping through window. He was
pursued by the officers who fired several
shots ct him without effect. Holland
crossed the bridge and made in the 6irec-
tion of Chesapeake City with Bailiff King
and q crowd in pursuit. He succeeded
/ in eyading them in the woods near Holly
Hall, but was recaptured In the evening.
ErRroN, June 14.-on Saturday even
ing George Sbivery,a workingman Tesid-
ing In this town, gave information TO
States Attorney BraSton and Magistrate
John Partridge that resulted yesterday in
the issuing of warrant for the arrest of
Harry Confer, who keeps the Farmers
Hotel In this place, on the Charge OF
violating the new prohibitory law.
Shivery and Confer, ii is stated, had q
quarrel some months since concet ming
the possession of gun which Shivefy
left at Oonfer's place to be rallied of, and
as this was net done Confer kept it in
payment of small amount that he
lShiyery) owed bin. Siivery has not been
in the pho since. He states, however,
that he sent Frank Short for whisky, and
that Short obtained it at Confer's. Short
when summoned to appear as a witness
told the officer that Shivery did not know
| where he got tho ''stuff."
l Constable Walter johnson was given
the warrant yesterday but was unable to
find Confer. 1t was learned that the latter
had hired team with driver, Of d livery
dealer and II is said, left the state. Before
leaving he consulted lawyer who is said
to have advised him to stay and stand
trial. Confer told friend some time ago
that he expected to leave Elkton in few
weeks to engage in business elsewhere.
| The Witnesses were at the magistrates
office ct the time fixed and were held on
their own recognizanees to appear later
il needed.
No one has yet been tried for violating
the new prohibitory law, which went into
effect on January LIST. There have been
several indictments, but the accused al
ways left the state.
The Rev. r.. w. Beers yesterday ten
dered his resignation of the pastoral
charge of the Elkton Presbyterian Church.
The Elkton congregation yesterday
elected George A. Blake and jones Il.
Mccullough delegates to represent them
at the meeting of the presbytery. Mr..
Beera has accepted call to the Presby-
terian Church at CORY, town of 5000
inhabitants in northwestern Pennsyl-
vania.
James Holland and John Boulder, both
colored, who were arrested on Sunday on
the charge of robbing the store of Frank
e. Bradbury & Son, were brought before
Magistrate Scott yesterday morning at the
sheriff's office. The charge upon which
they were arrested was abandoned. Hol-
land, however, was held for court ON the
/ charge of vagrancy and Boulder fined
for disorderly conduct.
ELKToN, June 15.--It is stated that Mr..
Garter, late manager of Marley paper
| mills, situated few miles north of this
: place, contemplates refitting the Cecil
: paper mills. This mill was leased several
wears ago, but was closed before the lease
expired, and has since been lying idle.
The resumption will give employment to
! some of the men who were thrown ont by
the closing OF Marley mills. Mr.. Garter
formerly made the paper for The Baiti-
more Sun.
Strawberry festivals are still booming
in this neighborhood. There will be no
less than seven during this and the early
: part Of next week.
2 The orphans court was in session YES
! terday. "
Q The Presbytery of New Castle held q
special meeting in the Presbyterian
: Church of this place, yesterday morning.
Upon motion the Rev. j. 2. Otis, pastor
8 of the M. e. Church here was elected q
: corresponding member of the presbytery.
The Rev. d. F. Crosby was transferred
9 to the Presbytery of Albany at his own
q request.
The dissolution of the pastoral rela,
y lions between the Rev. r. w. Beers and
Q the Rlkton church was then taken up.
b Mr.. Beers briefly stated that his reasons
9 for asking the dissolution were his own
d and his wite's impaired health. Messrs.
/ ]. T. Mccullough and George A. Blake
:, the commissioners of the church to the
: presbytery after highly complimentinR
Mr.. Beers work, presented the
Q resolutions, adopted by the congre'
cation at o recent meeting asking
/ that for the reasons assigned the pas toral
9 relations be dissolved. Upon motion the
relations were diss ,lved and upon Request
y of Mr.. Beers he was tram ferIed to the
Q Presbytery of Erie. The Rev. George A.
Paul. Of Delaware City was appointed tc
declare the pulpit vacant on the mrs
Sunday of July and the Rev. j. L. Gator
of Chesapeake City, was appointed Il
moderate the session. The church wa
7 given leave to supply the pulpit until thu
Y next meeting of the presbytery. Th'
! presbytery then adjourned.
Mr. Hamilton Disston and family 0
\ Philadelphia and a number of lad.
y friends are at the club house on Senec
= Point, North East river.
II Mr.. George M. Wells Of Moorstown
N. j., is in town on business. Mr.. Well
. is assistant secretary of the Cecil Count
. Agricultural Society.
. The school commissioners of Crci
: county Presentedan estimate to the count
y commissioners at their meeting yt sterda
u stating that in order to keep the pnhli
y schools of the county open for four I'm
q terms during the coming school year,
would be necessary for them to apnrc
10 pirate $4,000.
An examination of teachers for tn
70 public schools of Cecil county was hel
NJ here yesterday by School Examiner job
:. Squier. Fifty-two were examined ia
d the second and twenty-one for the frs
" grade.
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Damth of n Chester Manufactured.
CHESTER, June 13-John Gartside.
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